Ensign John H. Dayton Naval Hero Highlighted
The Towne paper lauds Ensign John H. Dayton for bravely commanding the torpedo boat Mangrove that captured the Spanish ship Panama near Key West. Dayton, educated at Annapolis in 1890 with high honors, rose from local beginnings to naval distinction, celebrated as plucky and intrepid by the community.
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Johnnite
Dayton
A. W. Tee
Mascatine Journal
Unite Atabs Naval Academy
Annapelis
John H. Dayton
Mangrove
Panama
Key West
United States
Jaws
Garmeny Loyd
Johnnie Dayton
United States Navy
Johny HW. Dayton
Ottumwa Courier
Paper trust blamed for rising paper costs and press prices
The Des Moines News notes the International Paper Company regained control of U.S. paper mills and is using wartime scarcities to raise prices. White paper prices jumped from 170 to about 2.20 to 2.40 per hundred pounds, increasing publishing costs and likely consumer prices. The paper industry plans to counter through competition, pulp supply, and legal action. Also reports Arlington mayoral vacancy tensions in a council standoff after ex editor O M Osborn’s resignation. Rumors of political reshuffling persist as council votes falter and vacancy remains unresolved.
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United States
International Paper Company
Des Moines
Des Moines | News
M. Osborn
Arlington News
Arlington
Svaing
P. Wiltsie
O. H. Osborn
Wiltsie
Weltsie
Ahl
Wiltaie
O. N. Shambaugh
Tha ¢Eauneil
Avithout Ming
Bank Failure Case Heard At West Union Court
Judge Fellow held an extra session at West Union last week in April to hear issues from the Burgis Calwein bank failure. The judge favored Jay Cook as assignee of the bank and noted valid liens on Lew T. Sturgis treasurer of the Oelwein school district, ensuring full payment to that creditor and leaving others to recover as possible.
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West Union
Biurgis Calwein
Jay Cook
Lew T. Sturgid
Oelwein
War’s grim toll haunts the pageant of victory
Decorah Journal reflects on war’s dual image where triumphal banners mask suffering. It notes mothers, wives, lovers and children bearing losses behind the glitter of military spectacle. The piece warns against overlook of devastation and calls for sober remembrance.
Transfers Listed With Dates In April 1808 in Iowa Miscellany
A dense list of transfers and property moves dated week ending April 4, 1808, mentions numerous names and parcels in Oelwein, Auburn, Arlington, and Cedar Rapids. Items include Rosier heirs to Rosier, Wick and Lyman deeds, and multiple conveyances involving Conine, Jones, Phillips, Campbell, and others. The notice references real estate lots, blocks, and west of Hennetts add Oolwoln, with scattered monetary figures and parcel identifiers amid the dense ledger-like entry. It concludes with a promotional note for The Cellar Rapids Route playing cards and a farewell notice for the Teachers Association convention in Washington, July 7-12.
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Chaos
Roe
Agawdset
Shambaugs
EA Conine
Rosier
Wagner
Oscar Thompson
Jne Culver
Grace Williama
Bagook
J Jones
MA Lockari
Hawkeye
M Tupper
S Maye
Anburn
Phillips
Dng
Irvine
Hennetts
Mores
W Jones
M Weming
Holroyx
Hervimans
Tupper
E Chapman
Scott
J Woodring
Dessel
L Larson
McAllister
PA. Cragin
Lewis Knudtson
Oelwein
Campbell
U Smith
M A Folson
Calking
Arlington
P Smith
M A Polson
Calkins
Fox
M Youman
East Auburn
M Youmans
Trapper
Cheap Excursions on Vin B. OR. & N. Ry Under Sale
Cheap excursion tickets offered May 3 and 4, and June 21 for 21 days at a fixed fare plus 2.06 to all points on the line in Minnesota, South Dakota, Shell Road, Abbott Crossing, and Waverly. Tickets sold by company agents to numerous allied towns in Southern, Western, and Northern States. For full details contact B in Cedar Rapids.
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Jagunt B
N. Ry
Addréas
Morrox
P&t. A
Remarkable Cure Reported For Consumption
A dated testimonial claims a remarkably effective remedy saved a person from consumption. The writer praises nerve- calming effects and general restoration of health, noting improved vitality and strength after using the product. The source references Hartford and mentions W I Pike as disseminator of the remedy.
West of Bonntie Wikis 8 Hroken Riv bicycle crash tale
Mrs West of Seattle was injured while coasting down a hill near Lake Washington when a stone struck the road and a lock caused a fall. Despite a broken rib a facial wound and four lost teeth she remounted and rode twenty miles home, a display of Western grit unlikely to ride again.
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West
Reef
Connecticut Heiress Fights Fortune With Painter Husband
May Gost Her Dearly details Ruby Bennett Kately of Bridgeport, an orphan who came of age and pursues her fortune. Trustee James Staples paid income until Mrs Beers attached funds amid a $25,000 breach claim. Ruby eloped with fresco painter Frank Kately after a romance with the 44 year old artist. Miss Beers keeps house and boards tenants.
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Connecticut
Ruby Bennett Kately
Bridgeport
Conn
Mary
Frank Kately
Ruby Bennett
C. M. Beers
Ruby
James Staples
Kately
Leers
Hears
Washington Avenue
Frescoer
Cupid
Loy
Antiquity of the Dog Traced Across Continents
Antiquity of the dog is traced to Europe in Neolithic times with domesticated dogs resembling modern breeds, as Professora Rutimeyer and Waldried report. Dr Lydekker notes South American dogs long associated with extinct mammals in Letora, with Whos remains now found in pampas fossils.
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Professora Rutimeyer
Waldried
Jegg
Europe
South America
Lydekker
Pampas
Hairpin trade grows in the United States by 1878
The article notes that before 1878 hairpins were imported from England or France. After that year the manufacture began in the United States and the trade expanded into a large industry. It required 50,000 packages of twenty four pins each to supply wholesale demand and daily sales in New York.
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United States
Thage
England
France
New York
Watchmakers' Alliance
Ernest Qoode
Local ads list cards and patent medicines for sale
An assorted page of ads lists high grade playing cards for sale by agents of By G, Th, & N, Ry with bulk prices and direct order options. It also promotes various remedies such as Karl's Glover Boat, Bhiloh cures for coughs and dyspepsia, and Karl's Glover Tea with endorsements from W. H. Finke.
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Ro & N
By G
J. Manton
Cedar Rapids
Karl
W. EH. Finke
Are You Matte Miserable by Indigestion and More
A brief note promotes Shilor's Vitalizer as a positive cure for indigestion constipation diarrhea loss of appetite and yellow skin. Forsale by W. 11 Finke on an unspecified date.
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Finke
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